The art of Henna has been practiced in South Asia, Africa & the Middle East for over 5000 years. The botanical name of the henna plant is Lawsonia inermis. A member of the Loosestrife family, henna originally comes from Egypt.
 
For Eid, a thread on henna in Muslim cultures…

What?! How…
I received a call from an org, “Do you want to go for Umrah in THREE days?” YES PLEASE.
Alhamdulillah - I cannot believe He invited me… I wasn’t even thinking about it because it just wasn’t possible, Yet, somehow, here I am. 🕋

I prayed for all of us. ♥️

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Afghanistan: IS claims responsibility for suicide bomb at Kandahar bank

Deeply concerned by reports that over 20 Rohingya, including children, were killed in an attack on their village in Rakhine State. After decades of repression, and two years after our genocide and crimes against humanity determination, Rohingya and marginalized populations must…

'DO NOT BE DAUNTED BY
THE ENORMITY OF THE
WORLD'S GRIEF.
DO JUSTLY, NOW,
LOVE MERCY, NOW,
WALK HUMBLY, NOW.
YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED
TO COMPLETE THE WORK,
BUT NEITHER ARE YOU FREE
TO ABANDON IT.'

-Rabbi Tarfon

The blasphemy obsession in Pakistan is serving neither Pakistan itself nor Islam.

The gap created in education of girls above the age of 13 in Afghanistan will take a very long time to be overcome, if it happens at all. A whole generation is going to suffer.

The images from Rafah are unbearable.

What is there left to say? Do our political leaders not see what we see? Is there really no limit to what Palestinians must endure?

Enough! Stop equivocating. Stop stalling. Stop hiding — and call for an immediate ceasefire, now.

The people I worry about most are you & me. The ones who have full fridges & warm homes & yet do little to aid those in need... the ones who have forgotten that each time an innocent person is killed & we turn away uncaring & unmoved, a part of our faith dies with them.
Asmaa H.

'Layla and Majnun' is a famous tragic love story about the 7th-century Bedouin poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi

This story, which originated in the Arabian Peninsula has traveled across the world over the ages

A thread on Layla and Majnun & manuscripts…

Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.

~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Later that night, I held an atlas on my lap, ran my fingers across the whole world, and whispered,
'where does it hurt?'
It answered, everywhere, everywhere, everywhere.

- Warsan Shire

#Ethiopia : Drone strike in #Oromia ’s #Kombolcha district results in eight deaths, three injuries
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In a tragic event on 25 December, 2023, an aerial #drone_strike on the Full Gospel Church in #Baro village, Kombolcha district, claimed eight lives, leaving…

Today, we gather to issue a call to collective action, sending a strong signal that we stand firmly with the Haitian people. While solutions must be Haitian led, we need a holistic approach to promote long-term development. UN GA President Bob Rae #Haiti

Many conflicts flared up in 2023, but only some made it to the headlines. Here’s a look at some conflicts that went under the radar
#Review2023
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'All countries claim that they have outlawed slavery. But slavery still exists. Today we refer to slavery as “forced labor.”'

🇨🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺🇦🇺 must implement legislation similar to #UFLPA to counter the #CCP 's state-imposed #UyghurForcedLabor !

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